Fastest century against India in Tests, Jamie Smith sits fourth with unbeaten 184 at Edgbaston
Fastest century against India in Tests, Jamie Smith sits fourth with unbeaten 184 at Edgbaston
Check out the list of the fastest centuries against India in Test cricket. Jamie Smith with his unbeaten knock of 184 runs at Edgbaston stands fourth on the list.
Former Australia international David Warner holds the record for the fastest century against India in Test cricket. The 38-year-old set the record in Perth in 2012 by smacking a cracking century in just 69 deliveries. He went on to score 180 runs, as Australia secured a 208-run lead in the first innings. The hosts eventually won the game by an innings and 37 runs.
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Former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers stands second on the list of fastest centuries against India in Test cricket. The keeper-batter smacked a century in just 75 balls. In the first Test at Centurion in 2011, the 41-year-old made 129 runs to set the record, which was later broken by Warner. Jacques Kallis scored a double hundred in the same match as South Africa won by an innings and 25 runs.
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi stands third on the list. In the first Test against India in Lahore in 2006, the 45-year-old smacked 103 runs. He completed his ton in just 78 balls and set the record, which was later broken by AB de Villiers. Four Pakistan cricketers scored a century in the match, while Virender Sehwag scored a double ton and Rahul Dravid registered a century as the match ended on level terms.
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Jamie Smith, with his phenomenal knock against India in the second Test at Edgbaston, stands fourth on the list. The hosts were reduced to 84/5 at one stage, but the keeper-batter, along with Harry Brook, rose to the occasion, stitching a partnership of 303 runs. Jamie, meanwhile, completed his ton in 80 balls, and he went on to score an unbeaten 184 runs.
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Former Pakistan international Kamran Akmal stands fifth on the list of the fastest Test centuries against India. In the same match in which Shahid Afridi scored a century, Kamran Akmal too played a sensational knock, completing his ton in 81 balls. It was the second-fastest for many years, before AB de Villiers broke the record in 2011.
